Procedure descriptions
Apply for benefits under the State Civil Protection Act for volunteers
As a participant in civil protection – primarily as a local authority with its own fire brigade or as an aid organisation – you took part in an official civil protection event. This resulted in expenses which you now wish to be reimbursed for. These may include, for example, travel costs or the cost of replacing equipment used during a civil protection operation.
Responsible authority
The lower-level civil protection authorities are responsible
Landratsamt Heidenheim
Contact
Telefon (0 73 21) 3 21-0
E-Mail post@landkreis-heidenheim.de
Details
Prerequisite
The civil protection authority must have called upon our services. This has resulted in certain expenses.
Procedure
- Costs are incurred.
- Expenses are incurred.
- Where applicable, the contributor shall claim these expenses from the civil protection authority.
- The civil protection authority reviews the claim and makes payment.
Deadlines
Please submit the application without delay.
Required documents
None
Costs
None
Miscellaneous
None
Legal basis
Gesetz über den Katastrophenschutz (Landeskatastrophenschutzgesetz - LKatSG):
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§ 56 Absatz 1 Satz 1 Kosten der Bewältigung
Release note
Machine generated, based on the German release by: Innenministerium Baden-Württemberg, 25.08.2026
Contact
Bürger- und Standesamt (Bürgeramt)
eMail buergeramt@heidenheim.de
Telefon (0 73 21) 3 27-33 42
Fax (0 73 21) 3 23-33 32